Friday, March 1, 2019

Tech Tips and News for March 1, 2019

Today's post is like this winter's weather, a hodge podge of different conditions, and warnings. Here in Michigan, it feels like we've had an entire winter season, with pretty much every condition you can imagine, in the last month. Included are security warnings and advice, general tech tips, and useful tech activities for teachers. While we're hunkering down in the extreme weather, it's a good time to make sure your accounts are secure, or try a new tech tip. It'll keep your mind occupied while waiting for signs of Spring.




Change Your Passwords:  617 Million Accounts Were Stolen Across 16 Different Sites

Change Your Passwords:  617 Million Accounts Were Stolen Across 16 Different Sites, from How-To Geek by Andrew Heinzman
Check the list of the 16 websites that were hacked to see if you use any of them. If so, and you have not changed your online passwords in the past several months, please do so now. 16 websites at once were breached. If you are using the same password for several accounts, change them all.

Try These 6 Things When a Website Doesn't Work as Expected

Try These 6 Things When a Website Doesn't Work as Expected, from Free Technology for Teachers by Richard Byrne
The only two things I would add to this list are:  1) Try a different browser (if you're using Chrome, try Firefox, etc.) and 2) Clear the history, cookies and cache in your browser and restart it.

G Suite Updates:  

Intelligent Search in Google Drive

When you click in the search box in Google Drive, it will now present you with suggested search topics, people with whom you've collaborated recently and file types to search by. You can, of course, just simply type in your search criterial as well. Full details can be found in this blog post.

Quick Access Side Panel in Drive

The side panel contains links to Calendar, Keep and Tasks. You will now be able to access this from the web version of Drive. Here are the details.

How to Recover a Deleted Photo on Your iPhone or iPad

How to Recover a Deleted Photo on Your iPhone or iPad, from How-To Geek by Oliver Haslam
If you've ever had that sinking feeling when you discover you've accidentally deleted a prized photo, read on, there's hope.

New Pear Deck Critical Thinking Templates for Google Slides

New Pear Deck Critical Thinking Templates for Google Slides, from Control Alt Achieve by Eric Curts
These templates will help you spark some great critical thinking conversations with your students.

How to Use Google Slides to Create Choose Your Own Adventure Stories

How to Use Google Slides to Create Choose Your Own Adventure Stories, from Free Technology for Teachers by Richard Byrne
It's so easy to create these interactive stories, where the reader chooses the path the story takes.

Google Slides Interactive Notebooks + 20 Activities to Fill Them

Google Slides Interactive Notebooks + 20 Activities to Fill Them, from Ditch That Textbook by Matt Miller
One "notebook" to hold several interactive activities in many subject areas.

EDU in 90:  Innovate with Google Keep for Math



How To Use Your Own VR Tours in Google Expeditions

How To Use Your Own VR Tours in Google Expeditions, from Free Technology for Teachers by Richard Byrne
All students need for a Google Expedition virtual field trip is their Chromebook. This post shows you how to guide students through an expedition, how to use the VR Tour Creator to create your tours in Google Maps, and how to use your own tour in Expeditions to guide students through the tour.
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